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1981 North Texas State Mean Green football team

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1981 North Texas State Mean Green football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Daniels (1st season)
Home stadiumFouts Field
Cotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh       11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State       10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)       9 2 0
Southern Miss       9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia       9 3 0
Colgate       7 3 0
Virginia Tech       7 4 0
Navy       7 4 1
Cincinnati       6 5 0
Florida State       6 5 0
Holy Cross       6 5 0
Tulane       6 5 0
UNLV       6 6 0
South Carolina       6 6 0
Temple       5 5 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana       5 6 0
Louisville       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
William & Mary       5 6 0
Syracuse       4 6 1
Richmond       4 7 0
Army       3 7 1
North Texas State       2 9 0
Georgia Tech       1 10 0
Memphis State       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 North Texas State Mean Green football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their only year under head coach Bob Tyler, the team compiled a 2–9 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at KentuckyL 6–2855,262[1]
September 12at SMUL 7–3420,400[2]
September 19at No. 6 TexasL 10–2358,638[3]
September 26at Southwestern LouisianaL 11–3415,260[4]
October 3Oklahoma StateL 0–917,500[5]
October 10New Mexico StatedaggerW 38–1613,523[6]
October 24vs. Texas–Arlington
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 6–715,797[7]
October 31Southern Miss
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 0–223,156[8]
November 7at AuburnL 0–2063,000[9]
November 14at Northeast LouisianaW 17–1415,800[10]
November 28at San Jose StateL 16–2813,091[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Wildcats roll over North Texas State 28–6". Sunday Herald-Leader. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SMU runners slash NT, 34–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas dumps stubborn North Texas". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USL prevails despite flags". Daily World. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Roach boots Cowboys over Mean Green". The Daily Oklahoman. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles thrash Aggies". The New Mexican. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ikner's pickoff return lifts Movin' Mavs, 7–6". Longview News-Journal. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Southern Mississippi drowns North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "AU sleepwalks to victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Texas cuts down NE Louisiana". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Spartans' Willhite stars in win over N. Texas". The San Francisco Examiner. November 29, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.